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West Lindsey road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 1988, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (338), and casualties rose from 515.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,612 collisions in West Lindsey.

Collisions in 1988
361
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
549
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 1988

3% of collisions in West Lindsey in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious8724%
  • Slight26373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight43179%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 361, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210284
2024203273
2023217300
2022165224
2021173242
2020181244
2019238338
2018300420
2017284442
2016291417
2015290441
2014263379
2013290418
2012325481
2011325469
2010326448
2009309458
2008321488
2007330518
2006307491
2005367605
2004358536
2003349540
2002354584
2001318488
2000320478
1999361573
1998365583
1997314487
1996311490
1995327540
1994304434
1993372616
1992343522
1991321481
1990367568
1989383613
1988361549
1987338515
1986336492
1985327499
1984334464
1983333482
1982345500
1981356560
1980357517
1979343506

When and where crashes happen in West Lindsey in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.5%)
  • February19 (5.3%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May28 (7.8%)
  • June32 (8.9%)
  • July26 (7.2%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (61%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (27%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph243 (67%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20146 (27%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (60%)
  • Passenger193 (35%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (73%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in West Lindsey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lindsey ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1988.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 1988

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 1988: 48, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464872410
2ndA156304708
3rdA631306026
4thA1592939011
5thA15263506
6thA57203606
7thB1398121703
8thB1241111703
9thA108491311
10thA1871002
11thA15861101
12thB12036912
13thA11734601
14thA15004612
15thB11903401
16thB12023400
17thA11332501
18thB12252201
19thB14332200
20thB12051101

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 1988

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 1988: 61.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 1988

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 1988: 137.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 1988, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years